14th Jan 2025
AI law in IT law

AI law in IT law

AI law brings with it a number of new legal challenges for IT law. These arise from the specific properties of AI systems, like autonomy, Complexity and data dependency. The following are the main legal challenges, practical examples and the role of lawyers in this context are presented: 1. Liability issues with AI systems 2. Data protection and data processing 3. Bias and discrimination 4. Copyright and Intellectual Property 5. Transparency and traceability 6. Regulation and compliance 7. Contract drafting and liability clauses IT law and AI law Lawyers in the field of IT- and AI law play a key role, to minimize legal risks and provide clients with legal advice in an increasingly technological world. Your tasks range from contract drafting and compliance advice to....

07th May 2024
Data protection in online trading

Data protection in online trading

It's crucial, that users’ personal data is protected, to protect their privacy. Many online retailers therefore rely on encryption technologies and strict security measures, to protect their customers’ data. Still, it's important to note, that absolute security cannot be guaranteed. It is also the responsibility of the users, to protect your data carefully, by using strong passwords and being careful with your personal information. Data protection in online trading is an extremely important issue. Lawyer Dipl.-Ing. Michael Horak, LL.M. Privacy policies should be transparent and provide users with clear information about them, how your data is used. It is also important, that users have control over their....

27th Nov 2023
Outsource to external service providers through IT outsourcing

Outsource to external service providers through IT outsourcing

IT outsourcing is a process, where companies or organizations outsource their IT tasks to external service providers. This can include a variety of IT tasks, such as the development of software, the management of networks, maintaining hardware and supporting end users. There are many reasons, why companies consider IT outsourcing. horak. LAWYERS/ LAWYERS / PATENT ATTORNEYS Just give us a call. We are happy to help. One of the main reasons is cost savings. By outsourcing IT tasks, companies can reduce the costs of hiring and training IT staff. In addition, they can benefit from economies of scale, that arise through collaboration with an IT service provider. Another advantage of IT outsourcing....

28th Jul 2015
(Unterlassungs-)Haftung von YouTube bzw. Google aus dem Gesichtspunkt der sogenannten Störerhaftung bejaht.

(Unterlassungs-)Haftung von YouTube bzw. Google aus dem Gesichtspunkt der sogenannten Störerhaftung bejaht.

Haftung von YouTube bzw. Google aus dem Gesichtspunkt der sogenannten Störerhaftung bejaht. Danach sind die Betreiber von Internetangeboten wie YouTube im Ausgangspunkt zwar nicht verpflichtet, die von ihnen übermittelten und gespeicherten Informationen zu überwachen oder nach Umständen zu forschen, die auf eine rechtswidrige Nutzertätigkeit hindeuten. Wird allerdings ein solcher Dienstanbieter auf eine klare Rechtsverletzung hingewiesen, muss er nicht nur das konkrete Angebot unverzüglich sperren, sondern auch Vorsorge treffen, dass es möglichst nicht zu weiteren derartigen Schutzrechtsverletzungen kommt. Welche Pflichten den Dienstanbieter dabei treffen, insbesondere ob und wieweit er zur Sperrung und dann zur Prüfung und Überwachung der bei ihm hochgeladenen Inhalte verpflichtet ist, bestimmt sich danach, was dem Betreiber nach...

17th Sep 2014
Libraries must digitize works contained in their collections and provide users at terminals available

Libraries must digitize works contained in their collections and provide users at terminals available

1. The term "regulations on the sale and Licenses" in Art. 5 Abs. 3 BUCHST. n of Directive 2001/29 / EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22. More 2001 the harmonization of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society is to be understood in the sense, that the right holder and referred to in this provision means, such as a public library, for the covered work a license- must have or use contract closed, in which the conditions for the use of the work are determined by the device. 2. Art. 5 Abs. 3 BUCHST. n in conjunction with Article. 5 Abs. 2 BUCHST. c of the Directive 2001/29 must be interpreted, that ...

04th Dec 2013
IT Law Practice: Internet Law, Online Legal, IT Contract Law, Copyright, Media Law, Trademark, Title protection law, Competition Law, International IT Law, IT tendering law, Press Law, IT-specific criminal law

IT Law Practice: Internet Law, Online Legal, IT Contract Law, Copyright, Media Law, Trademark, Title protection law, Competition Law, International IT Law, IT tendering law, Press Law, IT-specific criminal law

Internet Law, Online Legal: Liability for content on the Internet Online Copyright Specific expressions of opinion on the net, Protection of the privacy, Protection of honor provider contracts, Provider liability warnings and their defense preparation of Terms of Use for Websites liability of forums- and platform operators sharing, illegal downloading of music and movies liability for hyperlinks, Search engines Privacy policy, Creation of data protection declarations domain disputes, Recht der Domains Online-Marketing (Advertising- and marketing contracts) Legal support of internet service providers, Web designers, Media agencies, Operators of online shops websites and eBay stores youth protection on the net e-commerce, E-business IT contract law drafting and negotiating IT contracts (Software development , -surrender, -adaptation, Hardware procurement, Support contracts, System contracts, License agreements, alternatives Lizenzmodelle, Project contracts, Distribution agreements, Employee- and Beraterverterträge) Licensing of software over the Internet APP-related treaties Privacy treaties creating Conditions (also EVB-IT) Providerverträge (Access, Hosting, Housing, ASP)...

01st Nov 2013
Scope of an anthology, is the intrinsically creative selection or arrangement of the elements

Scope of an anthology, is the intrinsically creative selection or arrangement of the elements

a) In determining the scope of a collecting station is to be noted, that the protection under § 4 Abs. 1 In the Copyright Act is intrinsically creative selection or arrangement of the elements. b) An infringement of copyright in a collective work can therefore only be accepted, if the damaged work contains those structures in terms of selection and arrangement of the substance, which the collective work as a personal intellectual creation within the meaning of § 4 Identify Copyright Act. The part taken over must therefore be largely as an expression of individual choice Conception of the author of the anthology, that he is still under a § 4 Copyright Act is independently protectable part of his anthology (Confirmation of references omitted 172, 268 Rn. 25 f. Poem title list ...